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Saturday January 4, 2014 4:46 AM

At the onset of a new year, we reflect upon an ever-expanding government, bathed in hypocrisy
and elitism — a world unto itself created by special-interest groups and lobbyists.

Republicans and Democrats alike claim they are for the “middle class,” but are willing to allow
an influx of millions of illegal immigrants, saturating the work force and driving down wages,
while denying any correlation to a desire to increase their voter base.

A recent report from the Federation for American Immigrant Reform (FAIR) estimates the annual
cost to taxpayers of illegal immigration at the federal, state and local levels to be about $113
billion.

Republicans claim they are for smaller government, but think nothing of jumping into bed with
the Democrats on the recent budget deal, and reneging on $63 billion in previously agreed-upon
sequester cuts, in exchange for more future promises and no tax relief.

We shouldn’t forget the bungled Fast and Furious gun-running scandal, Benghazi, NSA spying or
the IRS intimidations, but the biggest hypocrisy of all is the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and
the now-infamous lie, “If you like your health-care plan, you can keep your health-care plan,
period.”

Those who have been able to keep their plans have seen their premiums increase substantially,
with the young and healthy being hit the hardest.

Additionally, the health-care law contains 18 separate tax hikes, fees and penalties, many of
which affect the middle class.

While Democrats claim to be the voice of the middle class, they continue to push legislation
that stifles economic growth, which would create jobs and prosperity for those very people.

While Republicans claim to be the party of smaller government, they continue to support and fund
legislation that does everything but reduce the size of government.

Upon reflection, we begin to understand that this administration has nothing to do with good
government, and everything to do with government dependency.

Will 2014 be the beginning of a restoration to the principles of limited government, fiscal
responsibility, privacy and liberty? It can be, and it will begin at the voting booth.